The Bodyguard (1992)

 I'd never seen 'The Bodyguard'. On finally viewing it I didn't think it was very good. Structured as a thriller, I mean it is a thriller, at least technically. At heart however it is a melodrama. Very corny, often ridiculous, and really all over the place. Kevin Costner's stoicism, well we've come to expect that from him, it's fine, it works well enough. Whitney Houston's character, very hot and cold, trying at times. I thought the twists were whacked, not sure they'd hold up under close scrutiny. Saved, to the extent it can be said to be saved, by the music and good chemistry between the leads. **